| 单词 |
celibatarian |
| 释义 |
celibatarian, a. and n.|ˌsɛlɪbəˈtɛərɪən| [f. celibate n.1 + -arian; cf. F. célibataire.] A. adj. Characterized by, or characteristic of, celibacy; inclined to, or favouring celibacy.
1839Darley Introd. Beaum. & Fl. Wks. I 10 An act so little in accord with the Queen's celibatarian prejudices. 1849Fraser's Mag. XL. 137 He had vegetated twenty years in the celibatarian dignities of his fellowship. 1848Clough Amours de Voy. iii. 183 Let me offer a single and celibatarian phrase. B. n. One who lives in or advocates celibacy.
1863Sala in Temple Bar VII. 546 Her chin, like a wavering celibatarian, seemed scarcely to have made up its mind. 1867H. C. Lea Sacerd. Celibacy 168 So ardent a celibatarian as Aldhelm. |

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